Free Presbyterian Church

Protesting the slave holding decree of 1845 the Free Presbyterian Church was formed, and followers led by Rev. A.B. Bradford erected this beautiful church in 1847 after the Civil War in 1867 a jointure was made with the reformed presbyterians ...

William Alfred Mensch Building

1922

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on Main Street (Oklahoma Route 66) near 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west.

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Star-Spangled Banner

By order of the President, the flag of the United States of America flies day and night here at the place where Francis Scott Key saw it when he wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Without words, the unfurled flag answers Key’s ...

First Battle of Winchester

Here Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and his army, early on the morning of 25 May 1862, defeated Union Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Bank’s forces during Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley campaign. Banks, outnumbered and outflanked, hastily retreated north through ...

James Montgomery Ballot Box

Free Stater claimed voters deceived on slavery issue by Pro-slavery forces Jan. 1858 smashed ballot box scattering votes.

Marker is on Main Street, on the right when traveling east.

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Oakland United Presbyterian Church

Oakland United Presbyterian Church was organized in 1870. A frame building was erected in 1872 on this site, donated by Thomas Boggs. Three pastors served the congregation: Rev. J.C. Evans, Rev. J. Patterson, and Rev. J.A. Hazlett. The church disbanded ...

Battle of Sailors Creek

(Front):Battles of Sailors Creek

April 6, 1865

"My God! Has the army been dissolved?"

General R. E. Lee

Hillsman's Farm US 442 CS 3400

Marshall's Crossroads US 172 CS 2600

Lockett's Farm (Double Bridges) US 536 CS 1700

Totals include killed, wounded, missing and captured.

(Back):In remembrance of ...

Fredericksburg United Methodist Church

This church sanctuary was built in 1882, the fifth building to be used by the congregation, and the second on this site. Additions were constructed in 1912, 1924, 1951, and 1989. The reverend John Kobler, an early leader who raised ...

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

Founded 1839

A state residential school created by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 31, 1838 for the purpose of educating the deaf and the blind children of the state.

Marker is on Commerce Road ...

Vallejo’s Petaluma Adobe

? 6 Miles

Built by General M.G. Vallejo, 1834–1844, and known as Casa Grande. According to General Vallejo, “building was of immense proportions with different departments for factories and warehouses.”

Marker is on Adobe Road near Old Redwood Highway.

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